JP3944184B2 - Developing device, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, a process cartridge that can be attached to and detached from an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body, and a developing device.

  2. Description of the Related Art An electrophotographic image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a laser printer, and a facsimile forms an electrostatic latent image by selectively exposing an electrophotographic photosensitive drum uniformly charged by a charging device. The electrostatic latent image is developed as a developer image by attaching a developer (toner) by a developing device. Thereafter, the developer image is transferred to a recording medium such as paper to form an image. Then, after the developer image is transferred, the toner remaining on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum is removed by a cleaning device and used for the next image formation.

  In recent years, in an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic image forming process, various process means such as an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a charging device, a developing device, and a cleaning device acting on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum are integrally formed into a cartridge, and the image forming apparatus A process cartridge system that is detachable from the main body is employed. According to this process cartridge system, maintenance of the apparatus can be performed by the user himself / herself without depending on the service person, and the operability can be remarkably improved. Therefore, this process cartridge system is widely adopted in electrophotographic image forming apparatuses.

  Some process cartridges using a conventional developing device include a photosensitive unit and a developing device unit. In the photosensitive unit, an electrophotographic photosensitive member (hereinafter referred to as “photosensitive drum”), a charging unit, and a cleaning unit are arranged.

  In the developing device unit, a developer container, a developer carrier (hereinafter referred to as “developing roller”), a developing blade, a leakage prevention sheet, a magnetic seal member, and the like are arranged.

  The leakage prevention sheet prevents toner leakage in the radial direction of the developing roller, and the magnetic seal member prevents toner leakage at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller. Further, in the conventional process cartridge, as a toner sealing method at the end portion of the developing roller, the toner that comes out from the developing roller and the magnetic seal member and adheres to the surface of the developing roller is brought closer to the inside in the longitudinal direction. A scraper was provided at the end of the developing roller.

  In addition, a configuration has been devised in which toner is captured by the magnetic force of the flat portion of the magnetic seal member to prevent leakage, and an auxiliary seal member is provided near the scraper (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-15413 (page 16, FIG. 20)

  The present invention is a further development of the above prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a developing device, a process cartridge, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus that can further suppress the leakage of the developer from the end portion of the developer carrying member.

Typical configuration of a developing device according to the present invention in order to solve the above problems, the developing device for developing with a developer an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, the electrostatic latent image a developer carrying member for developing with a developer, prior SL and the scraper having an elastic plate which gather the developer in the longitudinal direction inside on the developer carrying member, the developer amount adhering to the circumferential surface of the developer carrying member Developer regulating means for regulating the developer, a support frame for supporting the developer regulating means, an elastic seal member for sealing between the support frame and the developer regulating means, and the length of the developer carrier A magnetic seal member spaced from the developer carrier along the circumferential direction of the developer carrier at both ends in the direction, and the magnetic seal member includes the developer carrier An arc portion along the circumferential direction of the developer, and the developer regulating means Has a plane portion that direction, and has placed the N and S poles alternately, the elastic seal member protrudes to the side where the developer carrying member from both ends are provided in the longitudinal direction And the inner surface of the projecting portion in the longitudinal direction is located on the boundary between the N pole and the S pole provided on the planar portion so as to cover the projecting portion. A space that opens toward the inside in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrier is formed by the elastic plate, the developer restricting means, and the elastic seal member disposed in Features.

  In addition, a representative configuration of the process cartridge according to the present invention is a process cartridge that can be attached to and detached from an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member and the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member are developed as a developer. A developer carrying member that develops using the developer, a developer restricting means that restricts the amount of developer that adheres to the peripheral surface of the developer carrying member, a support frame that supports the developer restricting means, and the developer restricting member. An elastic seal member that seals between the developer carrier and a magnetic seal provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrier along the circumferential direction of the developer carrier and spaced from the developer carrier A developing device including a member, and the magnetic seal member includes an arc portion along a circumferential direction of the developer carrying member, and a flat portion facing the developer restricting means, and N The poles and S poles are arranged alternately. Elastic sealing member may be provided on the boundary of the magnetic seal N and S poles of the provided flat portion of the member.

  A typical configuration of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention is an image forming apparatus provided with a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member using a developer. The process cartridge having a photographic photosensitive member and a developing device can be freely mounted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the leakage of the developer from the end of the developer carrying member of the developing device, the process cartridge, and the electrophotographic image forming apparatus.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of a developing device, a process cartridge, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Electrophotographic image forming apparatus as a whole)
First, a representative example of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus (laser beam printer) will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the laser beam printer P has a detachable process cartridge C and forms an image on a recording medium 4 (for example, recording paper, OHP sheet, cloth, etc.) by an electrophotographic image forming process. It is.

  The surface of the photosensitive drum 10 which is a drum-shaped electrophotographic photosensitive member is uniformly charged by the charging means 11. The photosensitive drum 10 is irradiated with laser light L corresponding to the image information from the optical means 1 to form a latent image corresponding to the image information on the photosensitive drum 10. The developer image is formed by developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 10 formed here with a developing unit.

  On the other hand, in synchronization with the formation of the developer image, the recording medium 4 set in the feeding cassette 6a is reversely conveyed by the pickup roller 6b, the feed roller 6h, the conveyance guide 6c, and the registration roller pair 6e. Next, it passes through a nip formed by the photosensitive drum 10 and the transfer roller 3 to which a constant voltage is applied. At this time, the developer image developed on the photosensitive drum 10 is transferred to the recording medium 4.

  The recording medium 4 to which the developer image has been transferred is conveyed to the fixing unit 5 by the conveyance guide 6f. The fixing means 5 has a driving roller 5c and a fixing roller 5b incorporating a heater 5a, and fixes the transferred developer image by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium 4 passing through the nip portion. The recording medium 4 on which the developer image is fixed is discharged to a discharge tray 7 by a discharge roller pair 6i.

(Process cartridge)
Next, the process cartridge will be described. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a process cartridge including a developing device. As shown in FIG. 1, the process cartridge C includes a photoconductor unit B and a developing device unit A which is an example of a developing device, and is detachable from the laser beam printer P. The developing device unit A and the photosensitive unit B are integrally coupled by side plates (not shown) provided at both ends of the process cartridge C in the longitudinal direction.

  In the photoreceptor unit B, an electrophotographic photoreceptor 10 (hereinafter referred to as “photoreceptor drum”), a charging unit 11 and a cleaning unit 14 are arranged.

  The photosensitive drum 10 rotates clockwise, and when the photosensitive drum 10 comes into contact with the charging unit 11 to which a constant voltage is applied, the surface of the photosensitive layer of the photosensitive drum 10 that comes into contact is uniformly charged. Next, a laser beam L corresponding to image information from the optical means 1 is irradiated onto the photosensitive drum 10 through the exposure opening 2 to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 10.

  In the developing device unit A, a developer container 21, a developer carrier 20 (hereinafter referred to as “developing roller”), a developing blade 22, a leakage prevention sheet 25, and a magnetic seal member 60 (see FIG. 8) are arranged.

  The developer accommodated in the developer container 21 which is a developer accommodating portion is sent out to the developing roller 20 incorporating the fixed magnet 28 by the rotation of the developer feeding member 23. The developer sent to the developing roller 20 is urged to the rotating developing roller 20 by a developing blade 22 as a developer regulating means and given a triboelectric charge, and a certain amount on the surface of the developing roller 20 The developer layer (toner layer) regulated by the above is formed.

  The developing roller 20 maintains a certain clearance with respect to the photosensitive drum 10 by spacer rollers 26 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction (axial direction). Further, the developing roller 20 is pressed against the photosensitive drum 10 by the urging force of the urging spring 32 (see FIG. 4), and supplies the developer adhering to the surface to the developing area of the photosensitive drum 10. At this time, a developer image (visible image) is formed by transferring the developer in accordance with the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum 10. That is, the electrostatic latent image is developed by the developing roller 20.

  In the vicinity of the developing roller 20, a developer stirring member 24 for circulating the developer in the developing chamber is rotatably attached. The leakage prevention sheet 25 prevents the developer from leaking from the radial direction of the developing roller 20. Further, the magnetic seal member 60 is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20 along the circumferential direction so as to be spaced apart from the developing roller 20, and prevents the developer from leaking from both ends of the developing roller 20. .

  A voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the developer image is applied to a transfer roller 3 provided in the image forming apparatus main body. Then, the developer image formed on the photosensitive drum 10 is transferred to the recording medium 4. Thereafter, the residual developer is scraped off from the photosensitive drum 10 by the elastic cleaning blade 14a of the cleaning means 14. Then, the developer that has been scraped off is removed and collected in a waste developer container 12.

(Developer)
Here, the developing device will be described. 2 is a perspective view of the developing device and the support frame of the developing device, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the developer carrier, FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the developing device, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a slide portion of the developing device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the developing device unit A includes a support frame 40, a developing roller 20, a spacer roller 26, a developing blade sheet metal 29, a developing blade 22, a scraper 100, and a coroscraper 101.

  The support frame body 40 includes a moving frame body 41, a swinging frame body 42, and a slide frame body 43, and each member is fixed integrally. Spacer rollers 26 that are substantially concentric with the developing roller 20 and are larger in outer diameter than the outer diameter of the developing roller 20 by a predetermined gap between the photosensitive drum 10 and the developing roller 20 are rotatably provided at both ends of the developing roller 20. .

  The developing blade metal plate 29 and the developing blade 22 are developer regulating means for regulating the amount of developer on the developing roller 20, and are formed by integral molding or adhesion. The developing blade sheet metal 29 is positioned and fixed to the moving frame body 41 by positioning positioning holes 29a on both sides in the longitudinal direction into the positioning bosses 41a and 41b of the moving frame body 41 (see FIG. 10). At this position, the tip of the developing blade 22 is fixed so as to contact the developing roller 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical developing roller 20 is press-fitted with flange members 20a and 20b at both ends. And it is rotatably supported by the swing frame body 42 and the slide frame body 43 via the flange members 20a and 20b and the bearing 27.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support frame 40 is installed in a developing device frame 50 fixed to the developer container 21. The swing frame body 42 is provided with a swing arm 46, and a swing hole 47 is drilled at the end of the swing arm 46. On the other hand, the developing device frame 50 is provided with a support arm 55, and a fixing hole 56 is provided at an end of the support arm 55.

  An engagement pin 80 is press-fitted into the swing hole 47 of the swing frame body 42 and the fixing hole 56 of the developing device frame body 50. The swing pin 42 and the developing device frame 50 are swingably engaged by the engagement pin 80. A biasing spring 32 is provided between the support frame 40 and the developing device frame 50. The developing roller 20 provided on the support frame 40 is pressed against the photosensitive drum 10 by the biasing spring 32. In this state, the developing roller 20 and the photosensitive drum 10 maintain a certain clearance by the spacer roller 26.

  As shown in FIG. 5, slide planes 43 a and 43 b that define the slide direction are provided in parallel on substantially upper and lower surfaces of the slide frame body 43. On the other hand, the developing device frame 50 is provided with guide planes 51a and 51b with minute clearances provided at portions facing the slide planes 43a and 43b of the slide frame 43. The developing device frame 50 is provided with a positioning boss 52, and the moving frame 41 is provided with a positioning elongated hole 41a. As a result, the slide planes 43a and 43b are slid along the guide planes 51a and 51b, and the support frame 40 is installed in the developing device frame 50. As a result, the developing device frame 50 and the support frame 40 are positioned in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction.

  Next, the developer seal of the developing device will be described. 6 and 7 are explanatory views of the developer seal of the developing device. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, elastic seal members 44 are fixed to the short side portions at both ends of the support frame 40 with double-sided tape. In addition, an elastic seal member 45 is fixed to the long side portion on the upper side of the support frame 40 with a double-sided tape. The elastic seal members 44 and 45 are compressed by the receiving surfaces 57 and 58 of the developing device frame 50 in a state where the support frame 40 is installed in the developing device frame 50 to provide a sealing effect. By compressing the elastic seal member 44, the effect of suppressing the leakage of the developer is further enhanced.

  Further, the leakage prevention sheet 25 is fixed on the lower long side portion 54 on the lower side of the developing device frame 50 with a double-sided tape so as to contact the developing roller 20. This prevents the developer from leaking from the radial direction below the developing roller 20. Thereby, it is not necessary to interpose an elastic seal member along the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the support frame body 40, and the apparatus can be miniaturized.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a magnetic seal member. In the figure, symbols N and S indicate the N pole and S pole of the magnetic pole, respectively. As shown in FIG. 8, the magnetic seal member 60 is a sealing means that adsorbs the developer by a magnetic force generated by a magnetic field between the developing roller 20 and has an arc portion 60a and a flat portion 60c. The arc portion 60 a has an arc shape along the circumferential direction of the developing roller 20. The flat portion 60 c is a flat flat portion facing the developing blade sheet metal 29.

  The magnetic seal member 60 is inserted into the concave portion 41 c of the moving frame body 41. The magnetic seal member 60 is positioned by fitting positioning pins (not shown) provided on the swing frame body 42 or the slide frame body 43 into the positioning holes 60b of the magnetic seal member 60. Further, the magnetic seal member 60 is pressed by the developing blade sheet metal 29 through the elastic seal member 48. Thus, the magnetic seal member 60 is positioned by the contact portion 60e of the magnetic seal member 60 coming into contact with the contact portion 41d of the moving frame 41. The elastic seal member 48 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the support frame 40 between the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the support frame 40. More specifically, one end in the longitudinal direction of the elastic seal member 48 extends over the flat portion 60c provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20 and the moving frame 41, and the longitudinal direction of the elastic seal member 48 The other end is provided over the flat portion 60c provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20 and the moving frame 41 (see FIG. 10). The elastic seal member 48 prevents the developer from leaking between the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the support frame 40.

  The arc portion 60 a has N poles and S poles alternately arranged, and faces the surface of the developing roller 20. The flat surface portion 60c alternately arranges two magnetic poles, an N pole and an S pole, and adsorbs and captures the developer that has come out from the gap between the developing roller 20 and the magnetic seal member 60. This prevents the developer from leaking from the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20.

  Further, a yoke 60f (see FIG. 10), which is a sheet metal member, is provided on the outer side surface in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic seal member 60 to converge the lines of magnetic force.

  The developing roller 20 and the magnetic seal member 60 are supported by the same support frame 40. For this reason, even if the developing roller 20 follows the photosensitive drum 10 and the support frame 40 moves, the clearance between the developing roller 20 and the magnetic seal member 60 can be set accurately and constant. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent the developer from leaking from both end portions of the developing roller 20 due to the magnetic seal member 60.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the scraper 100 and the roller scraper 101 are provided at both ends of the developing roller 20. 9A is a perspective view seen from the front side of the scraper, FIG. 9B is a perspective view seen from the back side (support frame 40 side) of the scraper, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory view around the scraper of the developing device. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the scraper 100 is provided with a positioning rib 100c, an elastic plate 100d, and a positioning hole 100a concentric with the screw fixing hole 100b and the screw fixing hole 100b. As shown in FIG. 10, in the scraper 100, the positioning rib 100 c (indicated by a dotted line) is fitted in the fixing hole 29 d of the developing blade sheet metal 29, and the positioning hole 100 a is fitted in the positioning boss 41 a of the moving frame body 41. The position is determined by combining.

  The free length of the elastic plate 100d of the scraper 100 is set such that the inside (L1) in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20 is short and the outside (L2) is long. Then, the developer that comes out on the surface of the developing roller 20 by the rotation of the developing roller 20 from the developing roller 20 and the magnetic seal member 60 is brought closer to the inside in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller 20.

  The corros scraper 101 has a thin plate shape and is provided between the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the scraper 100. The scraper 100, the co-scraper 101, and the developing blade sheet metal 29 are fastened to the moving frame 41 with the same screw 110. The tip 101 d of the corros scraper 101 is in contact with the spacer roller 26. As a result, the tip 101d scrapes off dirt such as a developer adhering to the spacer roller 26, thereby preventing a variation in the distance between the photosensitive drum 10 and the developing roller 20.

  FIG. 11A is a configuration diagram of the end portion of the elastic seal member 48, FIG. 11B is a diagram showing the magnetic field lines of the N pole and the S pole of the plane portion 60c, and FIG. 11C is the plane portion 60c. FIG. The developer attached to the end portion of the developing roller 20 is captured by the magnetic force of the flat surface portion 60c, and is prevented from leaking from the end portion of the developing roller 20 to the outside. However, as shown in FIG. 11B, the magnetic flux density of the magnetic pole boundary 60d between the N pole and the S pole provided on the flat portion 60c of the magnetic seal member 60 is 0, and the force that attracts the developer. Is weak.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, the width of the elastic seal member 48 in the short direction is increased so that the elastic seal member 48 covers the magnetic pole boundary portion 60d. That is, since the elastic seal member 48 covers the boundary between the N pole and the S pole provided on the flat surface portion 60c, the developer is not adsorbed on the magnetic pole boundary portion 60d as shown in FIG. As a result, the developer can be adsorbed at a portion having a high magnetic flux density on the magnetic pole boundary 60d. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the scattering of the developer at the magnetic pole boundary portion 60d due to the airflow F generated at the outer side in the longitudinal direction of the magnetic seal member 60 accompanying the rotation of the developing roller 20.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the developing device, the process cartridge, and the electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 13 and 14 are explanatory views of the developing device according to this embodiment. About the part which overlaps with said 1st embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  13A is a configuration diagram of the end portion of the elastic seal member 48, and FIG. 13B is an explanatory view of the flow of the air flow F at the end portion of the elastic seal member 48. As shown in FIG. 13A, the developing device unit A (developing device), the process cartridge C, and the laser beam printer P (electrophotographic image forming device) according to this embodiment are the elastic seal members of the first embodiment. At both end portions of 48, projecting portions 48a projecting to the side where the developing roller 20 is provided are provided.

  The protrusion 48 a is provided on the longitudinal extension of the magnetic pole boundary 60 d of the magnetic seal member 60. A surface 48b on the inner side in the longitudinal direction of the protrusion 48a is disposed outside the magnetic seal member 60. Further, the projecting portion 48a extends in the short direction (circumferential direction) to a position beyond the magnetic pole boundary portion 60d of the flat portion 60c of the magnetic seal member 60.

  That is, the elastic seal member 48 has projecting portions 48a projecting toward the side where the developing roller 20 is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The protrusion 48 a has a longitudinally inner surface 48 b located outside the magnetic seal member 60. And it is located on the longitudinal direction extension line of the boundary of the N pole and S pole provided in the said plane part 60c.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 13B, even if the developer near the magnetic pole boundary portion 60d is scattered by the airflow F accompanying the rotation of the developing roller 20, the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the longitudinally inner surface 48b. The airflow F containing the scattered developer can be confined in the space (development blade sheet metal 29 and the like are omitted in the figure for explanation). As a result, it is possible to suppress the scattering of the developer to the spacer roller 26 side.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the protrusion 48a has the longitudinally inner surface 48b disposed on the magnetic seal member 60, and the longitudinally inner surface 48b is the flat portion 60c of the magnetic seal member 60. You may make it arrange | position above. That is, the inner surface 48b in the longitudinal direction is located on the magnetic seal member 60, and is located on the boundary between the N pole and the S pole provided on the flat portion 60c. Also with this configuration, the air flow F including the scattered developer near the magnetic pole boundary 60d can be confined in the space between the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the inner surface 48b in the longitudinal direction of the elastic seal member 48 (in the longitudinal direction). . As a result, the scattering of the developer to the spacer roller 26 side can be suppressed.

  Further, with this configuration, as shown in FIG. 14B, the air flow F enters the vicinity of the magnetic pole boundary 60d of the flat surface portion 60c of the magnetic seal member 60 at the front end surface 48c of the protruding portion 48a of the elastic seal member 48. (In the drawing, the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the like are omitted for the sake of illustration).

[Third embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the developing device, the process cartridge, and the electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the developing device according to the present embodiment. About the part which overlaps with the said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (a), the developing device unit A (developing device), the process cartridge C, and the laser beam printer P (electrophotographic image forming device) according to this embodiment are 100 elastic in the second embodiment. The plate 100d is formed so as to overlap the longitudinally inner surface 48b of the protruding portion 48a of the elastic seal member 48 in the longitudinal direction.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 15B, in addition to the longitudinally inner surface 48b of the developing blade metal plate 29 and the elastic seal member 48, the elastic plate 100d also causes the air flow F containing the scattered developer to enter the longitudinal inner side. A space to be confined can be formed (in the drawing, the developing blade sheet metal 29 and the like are omitted for explanation). As a result, it is possible to more effectively suppress the scattering of the developer to the spacer roller 26 side.

It is sectional drawing of the process cartridge which concerns on 1st embodiment. It is a block diagram of the support frame of a developing device. It is a block diagram of a developer carrier. It is a block diagram of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of the slide part of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of the developer seal | sticker of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of the developer seal | sticker of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of a magnetic seal member. It is explanatory drawing of the scraper of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of the scraper periphery of a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of a developing device. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an image forming apparatus including a developing device. It is explanatory drawing of the developing device which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the developing device which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the developing device which concerns on 3rd embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

A ... developing device unit (corresponding to developing device), B ... photosensitive unit, C ... process cartridge, P ... laser beam printer (corresponding to electrophotographic image forming apparatus), T ... developer, 10 ... photosensitive drum (electronic) 20 ... developing roller, 21 ... developer container (corresponding to developer housing), 22 ... developing blade (corresponding to developer regulating means), 25 ... leakage prevention sheet, 26 ... spacer roller, 29 ... developing blade sheet metal (corresponding to developer regulating means), 40 ... support frame, 48 ... elastic seal member, 48a ... protruding portion, 48b ... longitudinal inner surface, 48c ... tip surface, 60 ... magnetic seal member, 60a ... arc portion, 60b ... positioning hole, 60c ... flat portion, 60d ... magnetic pole boundary portion, 60e ... contact portion, 60f ... yoke, 100 ... scraper, 100a ... positioning hole, 100b ... screw fixed Fixed hole, 100c ... Positioning rib, 100d ... Elastic plate, 101 ... Corolla scraper, 101d ... Tip

Claims (4)

In a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member using a developer,
A developer carrier for developing the electrostatic latent image using a developer;
A scraper having an elastic plate that draws the developer on the developer carrying member inward in the longitudinal direction;
Developer regulating means for regulating the amount of developer adhering to the peripheral surface of the developer carrying member;
A support frame for supporting the developer regulating means;
An elastic seal member that seals between the support frame and the developer regulating means;
A magnetic seal member provided at a distance from the developer carrier along the circumferential direction of the developer carrier at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrier;
Have
The magnetic seal member has an arc portion along the circumferential direction of the developer carrier and a flat portion facing the developer restricting means, and N poles and S poles are alternately arranged,
The elastic seal member has a protruding portion that protrudes from both end portions in the longitudinal direction to the side where the developer carrier is provided, and an inner surface of the protruding portion in the longitudinal direction is The elastic plate, which is located on the boundary between the N pole and the S pole provided in the flat portion, and is arranged so as to cover the protruding portion, the developer regulating means, and the elastic seal member, A developing device is characterized in that a space that opens toward the inside in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrier is formed. In a process cartridge that can be attached to and detached from the electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body,
An electrophotographic photoreceptor;
A process cartridge comprising: the developing device according to claim 1. In an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member using a developer,
Said electrophotographic photosensitive member and the developing device the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein a process cartridge having detachably according to claim 2 having a. In an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member using a developer,
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the developing device is the developing device according to claim 1.

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